Meet The Company
Jahnna Beecham
Book / Lyrics
Michael J. Hume
Book / Lyrics
Partnered with Jahnna and Malcolm on They Came From Way Out There and Dogpark: the Musical (Samuel French.) Michael adapted and directed productions of The White Plague, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, and Dick Whittington and His Amazing Cat. He sits on the Advisory Council for Rogue Theatre Company and was Director of the Ashland New Plays Festival. 2026 is Michael’s 31st season as an actor with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival. www.malcolmhillgartner.com
Malcolm Hillgartner
Music / Lyrics
Music and lyrics for 11 musicals, including Chaps! and Dogpark: the Musical (both Samuel French); Holmes and Watson Save the Empire, 2012 Ovation Award, “Best Small Ensemble Musical,” Vancouver, Canada. Since its premiere in 2016, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Musical (Broadway Licensing) has been produced by more than 250 theatres. Award-winning narrator of over 325 audiobooks.
Kevin Corcoran
Music / Arrangements
Pianist, composer, arranger, and one of Ireland’s most sought-after session musicians. Kevin has toured and collaborated with many artists and bands and is currently working with the award winning Villagers, Gavin Friday, Sorcha Richardson, Lisa Lambe and Rattling Ark. Kevin has composed several film soundtracks, released two solo albums of original music and created arrangements for the Villagers’ album, Fever Dreams.
J.R. Sullivan
Director
J. R. Sullivan is a director and producer, working in theaters nationwide as well as heading companies as artistic director. From 2009-2013, Sullivan was the Artistic Director of New York’s Pearl Theatre, whose resident acting company received a Drama Desk Award in 2011. For the Pearl, Jim directed productions of Much Ado About Nothing, Hard Times, Playboy of the Western World, Widowers’ Houses, Biography, Richard II, A Moon for the Misbegotten, and the New York premiere of Wittenberg. For the Mint Theater Company he directed the 2019 revival of Lillian Hellman’s Days to Come.
J. R. was the founder and producing director of the New American Theater in Rockford, Illinois and later the associate artistic director of the Utah Shakespeare Festival where he directed productions ranging from Shakespeare to Tennessee Williams. He has worked internationally as well, staging works by Arthur Miller and Sam Shepard
Barry McNabb
Choreographer
Choreographic work has been seen; Off-Broadway~ Irish Repertory (30+ productions; including New Girl in Town, The Emperor Jones, Butcher Boy, Take Me Along, Meet Me in St Louis, etc), Public Theatre (LAByrinth Theatre- John Patrick Shanley’s “Sailor’s Song”), York Theatre, Playhouse 91, CSC, Lincoln Center, AMAS, Circle Rep, Blue Angel and others. Regionally~ Westport Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public, Bay Street, GEVA, Asolo, Michigan Ensemble, The Alley, Westchester Broadway, Seattle 5th Avenue, Houston TUTS, and many others. “It’s A Wonderful Life”, which he directed at the Prince Music Theatre in Philadelphia received 5 Barrymore nominations. Other nominations include NY Drama Desk, Lortel, Connecticut Critic’s Circle and various Premio awards in Spain. Internationally~ multi award-winning productions of “CHICAGO”, “West Side Story”, “Victor/Victoria”, “When Harry Met Sally” in Madrid, Barcelona, and throughout Spain. Television~ “Saturday Night Live”, “Late Nite with Conan O’Brien” (15 seasons), and “Howard Stern Show”. Barry is a graduate of University of Oregon, a 2004 Distinguished Alumnus, a member of SDC, and current adjunct faculty for New Studio on Broadway at NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
More info at www.BarryMcNabb.com
Harry Feiner
Scenic Design
Harry Feiner designs scenery, lighting and projections for theatre, opera and dance. Off-Broadway and regional productions include designs for The Peccadillo (Drama Desk and Audelco Awards nominations), The Mint, Cherry Lane, Pearl, Two River, Missouri Rep, Virginia Stage, McCarter, Red Orchid, Ensemble Theatre, Pittsburgh Public, Olney, Syracuse Stage, GEVA, Delaware Theatre Co., George Street, Theatre Virginia, Actor’s Studio; the Alabama, N.Carolina, Colorado, and N. Jersey Shakespeare Companies. Opera designs for Central City, Lake George, Florida State Opera, Syracuse, Chatauqua, Orchestra of St. Lukes, Ft. Worth, Maryland Lyric, Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh. Dance designs include Rioult Dance and N.Carolina Dance Theatre.
Debbi Hobson
Costume Design
Debbi is an award winning costume designer in theatre and film for over 20 years. Off Broadway Credits include “A Letter to Harvey Milk”; “A Will to Live”; “Luft Gangster”; “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui”; “Crime and Punishment”; and the recent premier of “The Pushover”. Regional credits include “A Christmas Story”; “42nd Street”; “The Cottage”; and “Guys and Dolls”. She is a Teaching Artist with Roundabout Theater and an adjunct with Wagner College in Costume Design.
Joey Moro
Lighting & Projection Design
Joey Moro is a New York based designer, who designs lighting, projection, and scenery. Joey has designed over 250 productions in NYC, regionally, and abroad. Recent Lighting: Eureka Day, (Hangar Theatre) Dearly Beloved, (Prince Tribute Concert) Beverly Johnson, (59E59) Recent projection work: The Wing and the Shell (Buglisi Dance Theatre,) Jersey Boys (ACT of CT) Thanksgiving Play (Dorset Theatre Fest,) Joey’s company Moro Media creates video systems for on/off Broadway, museums, and installations. MFA Yale School of Drama. Joey is concurrently a Professor of design at Berklee NYC, of projection design at Yale Drama, and of lighting design at NYU Tisch. www.joeymoro.com www.moro.media
Ian Scot
Sound Design
Ian Scot is a sound designer, composer, and projection designer in NYC. His work spans theatre, opera, dance, and installation. Credits including productions at Carnegie Hall, Skirball, Daryl Roth Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, Minetta Lane, Roundabout, Signature Theatre, The New Group, 59E59, The Geva Theatre, ACT of Connecticut, Yale Rep, Rubicon Theatre Company, Pasadena Playhouse Laguna Playhouse, Orpheum Theatre, Tuacahn Amphitheatre, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Dorset Theatre Festival, among others. Ian is a member of USA829. @ianscxt • ianscot.com
Stephanie Klapper Casting
Casting Director
Stephanie Klapper is “over the moon” to once again collaborate with JR Sullivan. SKC’s award-winning work is frequently seen on Broadway, Off-Broadway, regionally, on film and concert stages. Select credits: 10 seasons with Mint Theater including, most recently, Phyl and Zack; An American Daughter (Signature Center); AVA: The Secret Conversations (NY City Center Stage 1); The Tragedy of Julius Caesar (NY Classical); The Night of the Iguana (Signature Center); Ken Ludwig’s Pride and Prejudice Part 2, Napoleon at Pemberly (world-premiere directed by Emily Mann (Westport Country Playhouse); Heist (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Milwaukee Rep, Gulfshore Playhouse); Mythic, the musical (Kathleen Marshall, dir./ U.S. premiere at CPHP); Come From Away (Adirondack Theater Festival); The Last American Newspaper(Capital Rep); Select Film: Nubile (w. Fina Strazza); standby (w. Reed Birney and Kelly Bishop); Netuser (w. Denis O’Hare); Elf Quest the audio movie, Ranked the musical HBO Documentary. Stephanie and her team are known for their limitless imagination, creativity, and for connecting creative, caring people to each other to make extraordinary things happen. Member: Casting Society; Casting Society Cares; Jimmy Awards judge; TSOA Women’s Mentorship; Say Gay Plays Advisory Board. klappercasting.com
Tomáseen Foley
Storyteller
For the past 20 years, Tom has brought Irish musicians, singers, and dancers across the Atlantic to star in his show, Tomáseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas, which has played to critical acclaim and packed concert halls all over the USA.